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The decimal and floating-point slots can be specialized to print numbers in particular ways, for example, | The decimal and floating-point slots can be specialized to print numbers in particular ways, for example, | ||
- | ''fprintf('The value of pi is %8.3f', pi)'' will print '' 3.142'', that is, pi with 3 digits after the decimal in a fixed-width field of 8 characters. | + | |
+ | <code matlab> | ||
+ | >> fprintf('The value of pi is %8.3f\n', pi) | ||
+ | The value of pi is 3.142 | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | This prints $\pi$ with 3 digits after the decimal in a fixed-width field of 8 characters. | ||
You can put as many slots in a format string as you like. Just provide as many variables as slots, and make sure the types of the slots match the variables. | You can put as many slots in a format string as you like. Just provide as many variables as slots, and make sure the types of the slots match the variables. |